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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Maldon Getting here
51.77184, 0.69038
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 269m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 269m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dusky Grass-miner, Pavid Willow Nematine, Brown Soft-scale +178 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dusky Grass-miner, Pavid Willow Nematine, Brown Soft-scale +178 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Ray Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to Salcott Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to Maldon Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Burns Green public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Path type: service
Show on map Great Totham FP18 public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Path type: footway
Show on map 115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN Link Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (16) National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peacock · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Dark Bush-cricket +4
Peacock Aglais io Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peacock · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Dark Bush-cricket +4
Peacock Aglais io Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
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